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Eddie Albert was in the Navy in WWII, commanded a boat bringing troops and supplies to the shore on the island campaigns. From what I remember on History Channel, he saw some significant action.
Maybe it was the script of the offending movie??? |
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Maybe it was the script of the offending movie???
With out a doubt. Maybe he was a better actor than I gave him credit for. He stero typed himself as a coward every time I saw him after that role as a coward. |
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The absolute worst job of an actor playing a military person was George Bush in Mission Accomplished
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Tom Cruise.
Have seen "TOP GUN". Only real actors in that film were the aircraft. |
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I've seen a LOT of AF Movies...
A LOT of them portray the aircraft badly. Especially, and I forgot the name of the movie, was one that had a C-5 in it. Not really an actor, but definitely badly played in the movie. LOL |
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Dale Dye, Capt. USMC (Ret.) - LDO. Great guy -- met him in Okinawa when he was still a W.O. doing newscasts. He's done cameos in everything from Band of Brothers to Saving Private Ryan and war flicks in between. He looks the part anyway...
One of the better former real military vets turned actor...Scott Glenn...former Marine recon who had great appearances in Urban Cowboy and The Hunt for Red October. |
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Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer |
As much as people (rightly) bash the Iron Eagle movies, as an 80's child, those movies probably did as much to steer me toward the military as anything. Don't get me wrong, I saw one recently and it was horrible. But to this day when I hear 'Gimme Some Lovin' or 'We're Not Gonna Take It' I picture bombs dropping on some generic mideast airbase.
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Where are the Carriers? |
"The Right Stuff" is a great piece of work. If you havent seen it, you are missing out.  "Thank you, for your support." - Bartles & Jaymes |
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COMMENT: You're right...great flick. I forgot about Scott Glenn as Alan Shepherd. |
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For clarity... Because this thread is about the WORST, are you claiming that Dale Dye is worse than Charley Sheen, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, John Travolta, etc?  |
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Where are the Carriers? |
Running down the hallway with an full enema... Pizzing in his flight suit....GO NAVY!  "Thank you, for your support." - Bartles & Jaymes |
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Cogito,ergo Deus est! |
Martin Sheen as Gen Lee in "Gettysburg"
 "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines dont have that problem." Pres. Reagan, 1985. |
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PATRIOT GUARD RIDER My friends dont like me. I might be crazy, I will ask myself and find out. OLD FART#4  |
Gary Busey
Michael J Fox in the same movie with Sean Penn. I wonder when they get advisors why they do it, if they dont listen to them.. LIKE Saving Private Ryan, they had actual Vets that helped and they listened to them at least from the few WWII vets I watched it with, they were all like yeah, that was it.. I like war movies, so I tend to give alot of leeway for bad acting if the story is good.  Ray, American Military Supporter. My being insane, is what makes other people normal. |
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Martin Sheen... when he played a SR NCO (MSG if I remember) that was in charge of a stockade - his son Charlie was in the movie with him... long hair and gut to match.
One of my top 10 favorites is Robert Duval as LTC "Wild Bill" Kilgore (the goofy mother fu--er) "first of the ninth air cav, son" |
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If you are talking former real military... great to good actors...
Jimmy Stewart Charles Bronson Kris Kristoferson Lee Marvin |
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"My name is Jose Jaminez. I am a speci-man" |
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That film was on the telly not too long ago - the French village buildings looked like they were straight out of the middle ages - and the Germans wore great coats and pristine helmets that looked as if they'd just come brand new from a fitting at the regimental tailor shop. On the acting side - Eddie Albert gave a great performance as the cowardly CO and Jack Palance was also on good form. |
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i have to go along with Hanoi-Jane Fonda, worst actress to ever man an NV anti aircraft weapon ever.
 "I reject your logic and replace it with my own" |
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"Cleared Hot" |
George Dzunda was great in The Beast. Wasn't 350lbs in that movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETHAflAcBEY "DEATH ON CALL" |
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Yea I agree, not much of an actor.
My worst is Brian Bosworth (ex football player), played a Gunnery Sargent in One Tough Bastard
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Kinder and gentler... |
I saw Bugs Bunny do Patton once (portray him, not boink him...) and it was not very good. It was terrible, a farce I say!!
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Jake Gyllenhaal as a Marine in Jarhead after doing Brokeback Mountain?
Sorry... But after seeing him and Heath in Brokeback, I found it kind of ironic that he would play a Marine, a Marine Sniper no less, a couple of movies afterwards. I'm sure what I just said will stir up a debate and a half. |
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